GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Quadro 500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Quadro 500M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 460 SE stacks up against Quadro 500M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 460 SE
Quadro 500M

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
 
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE has 328% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE and Quadro 500M have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE and Quadro 500M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 600 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE and Quadro 500M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 500M is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 1−2
medium / 1080p 12−14 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Quadro 500M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF104 GF108
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 15 November 2010 22 February 2011
Pipelines 288 96
Core clock speed 1300 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 31.2 billion/sec 11.20
Floating-point performance 748.8 gflops 268.8 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1700 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 108.8 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 2.1
CUDA cores 288
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s
Number of display connectors 2